"The Right Stuff" Celebrates 20th Anniversary At Gala Hollywood Event

Hollywood, June 9, 2003. Warner Home Video and the American Cinematheque rolled out the red carpet for a gala party celebrating "The Right Stuff," the Academy Award-winning 1983 epic about the Project Mercury space program.

Celebrating the June 10 release of Warner's Two-Disc Special Edition DVD, the film, based on Tom Wolfe's book, was screened at the Egyptian Theatre to a delighted, sold-out crowd. In attendance were several cast and crew members including writer/director Philip Kaufman, producer Robert Chartoff, cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, and stars Ed Harris, Barbara Hershey, Lance Henriksen, Veronica Cartwright, Kathy Baker, Pamela Reed, Harry Shearer, and others. Also in attendance were honored guests General Chuck Yeager and Col. L. Gordon Cooper Jr.

Following the screening the Cinematheque's Dennis Bartok led a Q&A session/reunion which included lively reminisces from many who worked on the film.

Below is a collection of photos taken at the event.


Director Philip Kaufman	Lance Henriksen and wife, Jane

Scott Wilson and wife, Heavenly	Veronica Cartwright

Caleb, Zooey, and Mary Jo Deschanel	Harry Shearer

Cast & Crew



Barbara Hershey and Chuck Yeager	Col. Gordon Cooper and Ed Harris

Col. Gordon Cooper and Gen. Chuck Yeager	The Deschanel Family

Jeff Goldblum	Pamela Reed, Kaufman, Yeager

Barbara Hershey with fans

Warner's, Mike Saksa, Gen. Chuck Yeager, and Warner's Ron Sanders

Philip Kaufman

The Astronaut Wives: Veronica Cartwright, Mary Jo Deschanel, Pamela Reed, Kathy Baker

Chuck Yeager with miniature models